Quite a bit of snow fell through the night so many of the high paths were out of bounds as a result. Ron suggested going up in the 'midi' cablecar to gain a bit of height. I spent the day up at the top station eating cakes to help myself acclimatise to the thinner air at altitude. The air pressure at the top station at 3,800m or so was only 65% of normal pressure at sea level so the difference was significant. I didn't feel any ill effects though.
Thursday 31 July 2008
Aguille du midi trip
Quite a bit of snow fell through the night so many of the high paths were out of bounds as a result. Ron suggested going up in the 'midi' cablecar to gain a bit of height. I spent the day up at the top station eating cakes to help myself acclimatise to the thinner air at altitude. The air pressure at the top station at 3,800m or so was only 65% of normal pressure at sea level so the difference was significant. I didn't feel any ill effects though.
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